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I love Daniel Day Lewis, I usually enjoy a Spielberg flick, and history is my favorite subject. But I did not like this movie at all. I think other actors (Phoenix) for example deserve the oscar over him. It was a good interpretation of Lincoln but it wasn't anything amazing. I thought at least. And everyone else I've talked to about it has thought the same and that it was incredibly slow and boring. And I'm not the type who needs action packed movies, quite the opposite, but I just had a real hard time sitting through this.

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Huh. I went in totally expecting it to be boring and thought the opposite. It could have been an hour longer and I would have been perfectly happy. I found the politics of the time to be super intriguing.

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I was going to make some comment about how I hate Spielberg films but the only recent one I've seen was Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, watched with RiffTrax.

The only films of his I love are Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark (though the latter is a mess as a film). There isn't a film of his I've even liked since Jurassic Park and after his work desecrating Kubrick and Dick in succession I've successfully stayed away and can't imagine myself ever going back.

So fuck Lincoln.

Originally Posted by getbetter

If you can't make the deadline you cant make the deadline. I didn't stop playing pokemon last night for nothing.

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I am by no means a recent Spielberg fan, and the trailer for Lincoln looked god-awful (Gabe and I laughed at it when we saw The Master,) but I really loved the movie. There were a few moments of cheese, but by and large it was very well done and captivating. Not at all what I expected either, very much a political drama.

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In "The Minority Report" Anderton is fat, old and balding. He is a typical Dickian protagonist in that he is half-incompetent and unsure of himself. In the film he is played by Tom Cruise and is a superhuman (though, to be fair, he is a divorced drug addict).

In the short story two of the pre-cogs think Anderton will kill a General and one of them (the minority report) says that he will not; the fact that there is a minority report and that Anderton hears about the reports that drive the story. In Minority Report there is no actual minority report, the pre-cogs agree on what Anderton will do. The film is about the pre-cogs and pre-crime (or, rather, pre-muder) but they are not integral to the plot.

In the Dick version the minority report is explained and Anderton kills the General, realizing that he must. Pre-crime is affirmed, even in such complicated situations. In Spielberg's version Anderton says, no, I have free will, I don't have to kill you. The pre-cogs don't actually see the future and pre-crime is a bad thing. His boss commits suicide and the system is shut down.

Spielberg, et al took ideas from the source material and then attacked the premises and conclusions.

I haven't seen it recently enough to remember what Stromare did but I will admit that the movie looked stylish and cool and that the computers and optical recognition systems were fantastic (though, again, because Spielberg is who he is there was no actual bite to the ads because they were real; actual businesses paid money to look futuristic and cool).

I think Spielberg is a great technician, he is exceptionally proficient at what he does. I just hate what he does, what he wishes to present, the messages he wishes to share and promote.

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Originally Posted by getbetter

If you can't make the deadline you cant make the deadline. I didn't stop playing pokemon last night for nothing.

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I concur with the folks who said Lincoln was a very good film. It was definitely not a Best Picture, in my opinion, but the political intrigue and Lincoln's stories were super-entertaining.

Personally I think film geeks bag on Spielberg way too much. Like Tarantino and Scorcese, he's a master of nailing SCENES. He may be too broad and grandiose in the stories he's telling, at times, but there are always some really, really fantastic scenes that stand out and make the film notable. Lincoln is no exception to this, nor is War Horse, Jurassic Park, etc. Crystal Skull may be, frankly I don't remember much about the movie except some flying monkeys and the retarded kid from "Transformers". And a refrigerator. I think the intro sequence with Indy was good, though.

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The play was absolutely stunning. Beyond the puppetry, it was exceptionally staged in a way i had never seen before - incredible use of minimalist props, lighting, sound effects, music, and jaw-dropping choreography.

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Well, if the parts about using horses like machinery was true then there was a minor eye-opener for me, but other than that pretty standard cheesy war film fare. I just so happen to not hate cheese in a film if I expect it to be there from the outset, which I most certainly did.

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Seen two films recently that I'd give a solid "A" grade. The Moroccan 'Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets', set in the run down port city of Casablanca, about child gangs and friendships was touching and true. Anyone who has dealt with Arab street kids should check it out for a different perspective. And 'Roman Holiday' is so much fun and really captured the feeling and sights of Rome. Audrey Hepburn is very beautiful along side Gregory Pecks' kindhearted tall, dark, and handsome romantic character. Liked the realism of the ending too.

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Originally Posted by TomServo

Crystal Skull may be, frankly I don't remember much about the movie except some flying monkeys and the retarded kid from "Transformers". And a refrigerator. I think the intro sequence with Indy was good, though.

pure and utter crap that movie was, no excuses.

Originally Posted by malcolmjamalawesome

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Originally Posted by TallGuyCM

What is this supposed to mean?

did you watch the movie? I was just commenting on the character of The Master with whole ultimatum at the end ("If you walk out of here you will be my enemy in this life and the next"). An unhealthy mentality to have. Wasn't about a loving relationship with Phoenix the man, no matter if they merrily rolled around in the grass together at times, but one of control and manipulation. Never about the person, all about the conquest. He referred to his "animal" behavior often, because he viewed him that way. Like a untrained dog. But, hey, that's The Master for ya.

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I watched We Need to Talk About Kevin last night and I couldn't get it out of my mind afterwards. I absolutely loved Tilda Swinton's performance but the movie really left me rattled.

Yeah, that movie was chilling. Of course Johnny's score added to the overall freakiness of it. Tilda was amazing in it and I thought it was really well done. It seemed like it was overlooked somewhat when it came out. I'm not sure how many "Columbine" type movies the general public can handle so thats part of the problem.

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Originally Posted by Vasoline Groove

Yeah, that movie was chilling. Of course Johnny's score added to the overall freakiness of it. Tilda was amazing in it and I thought it was really well done. It seemed like it was overlooked somewhat when it came out. I'm not sure how many "Columbine" type movies the general public can handle so thats part of the problem.

Interestingly, I read a review that speculated part of the reason she didn't receive a well deserved Oscar nomination was due to the movie's content, since the noms came out right after the incident at Sandy Hook.

Originally Posted by M Sparks

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